6/3 @ Baltimore

[NativeBostonian]

Now this is the Price we thought we got for all that money.

[Jasonbay44]

Price looks absolutely dominant.

[mvp 78]

Turn game on, next pitch is Sandoval E.

[Emp9]

should be out

[Station 13]

Out unless Torre is on the other end.

[Station 13]

this team is f***ing dumb. Nobody pitches into Betts power zone, yet we keep feeding it for Machado.

[Emp9]

sweet. We haven;t been winning those this season even when we should

[mvp 78]

Not anE after review, but still....

[Jasonbay44]

I can't believe Ubaldo still is getting chances

[mvp 78]

Sac bunt by Beni. Farrell is giving up already!

[Emp9]

Not anE after review, but still....

 

oh yeah, bad throw no doubt.

[Emp9]

Sac bunt by Beni. Farrell is giving up already!

 

I'm not a huge fan of bunting to move the runner on 2B over to 3B but it worked out here

[Emp9]

XB is giving me fits leading on 1B. Looks like he's going to get picked. I wish he got lower back to the bag

[Jasonbay44]

Big game for Hanley

[Maxbialystock]

YOTN to the rescue!

 

Indeed.

[Jasonbay44]

JBJ is one of the few players that is actually fun to watch play defense. Every game he makes a crazy catch it seems.

[Station 13]

Great outing by Price. Offense is still letting SP carved up them.

[Spudboy]

JBJ is one of the few players that is actually fun to watch play defense. Every game he makes a crazy catch it seems.

 

I feel your joy.

 

No homo.

[Spudboy]

David freakin" Price!!1!1!1!

[moonslav59]

Lots of "ifs" here, but if ERod or Porcello can finish the season pitching like an ace or a top #2, and Price and sale pitch like aces, I'm not sure we'll need a top 6 offense to make a strong run at a ring.

 

Add a productive CSmith or Thronburg, and we could be right up there with the other faves.

[moonslav59]

Chris Freakin' Sale

+

David Freakin' Price

 

2017 World Series Championship

 

 

(Assuming they both continue being "Freakin' great)

[Spudboy]

It was one game.

 

But it was cool.

[a700hitter]

Good to see Price back pitching like an ace.

[Kimmi]

Price was outstanding and came up huge when the team really needed it. That's what an ace does. I know it's only one game, but I was on him a lot last year for not being able to do that. He deserves the praise and the credit. Great job!

[Kimmi]

I'm not a huge fan of bunting to move the runner on 2B over to 3B but it worked out here

 

I'm not a huge fan of the sac bunt at all, and I'm not sure I'd give up an out to Ubaldo, but I can't complain too much about it being done in that particular situation, and not just because it worked.

[Kimmi]

And oh, the FOX announcers were such a pleasant improvement over the Os announcers.

[Maxbialystock]

I'm not sure, but I think the difference between Price this year--so far--and Price last year is fewer straight fastballs and generally lower in the strike zone. In any case, last night he was masterful against a lineup that pummeled ERod the night before.

 

Right now the Sox have six starters--Sale, Price, Porcello, ERod, Pomeranz, and Johnson--who have all pitched at least one solid game. Pomeranz and Porcello have the same ERA, 4.24.

 

Plus a more than decent bullpen.

 

If the hitting comes around, despite the absence of Ortiz, the Sox could be tough. On the other hand, right now the Yankees are ranked 4th in MLB in runs scored and 5th in ERA. Their turnaround from last year is astounding.

[Emp9]

Lots of "ifs" here, but if ERod or Porcello can finish the season pitching like an ace or a top #2, and Price and sale pitch like aces, I'm not sure we'll need a top 6 offense to make a strong run at a ring.

 

Add a productive CSmith or Thronburg, and we could be right up there with the other faves.

 

A productive Smith and/or Thornburg and maybe they go after a hitter at the deadline instead of a reliever ( I initially thought they'd go after RP ). Not sure where they stand w/ the LT limit, but maybe they can address something on the offense side of things?

[Emp9]

I'm not a huge fan of the sac bunt at all, and I'm not sure I'd give up an out to Ubaldo, but I can't complain too much about it being done in that particular situation, and not just because it worked.

 

It's just that I question wasting an out to move a runner over who is already in scoring position. This year in particular, if we have a runner on 1B, a sac bunt I can tolerate to avoid the double play that has plagued us. One guy on, on 2B, isn't a double play situation... but it worked out so who am i to complain.

[Bellhorn04]

It's just that I question wasting an out to move a runner over who is already in scoring position. This year in particular, if we have a runner on 1B, a sac bunt I can tolerate to avoid the double play that has plagued us. One guy on, on 2B, isn't a double play situation... but it worked out so who am i to complain.

 

Yeah, of course a man on third base with one out can score without a hit. I'm not a big fan of bunting but I didn't mind it there with Beni struggling, X-Bo coming up, and perhaps above all another run very important at that point.